Bambui Cohort Study of Ageing
The objective of the Bambuí (Brazil) Cohort Study of Ageing is to examine the separate and joint effects of chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection and non-communicable diseases on health outcomes in old age.
Overview
- Acronym
- BCSA
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1997 - 2013
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participant were followed-up annually for an interview, with other procedures repeated in selected years.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 1,606
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,496
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
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Marker Paper
Lima-Costa MF, Firmo JO, Uchoa E. Cohort profile: the Bambuí (Brazil) Cohort Study of Ageing. Int J Epidemiol. 2011;40(4):862-7
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Population
Bambui Population
The population consists of residents in Bambuí (a town of approximately 15,000 inhabitants in southeast Brazil) aged 60 years or older on January 1, 1997 who were identified by a complete census in the city.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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60
- Countries
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- Brazil
- Territory
- Bambuí
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,606
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,496
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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N with cognitive (MMSE) data: baseline (1491); follow-up 1 (1372); follow-up 2 (1288); follow-up 3 (1220); follow-up 4 (1146); follow-up 5 (1092); follow-up 6 (1013); follow-up 7 (1032); follow-up 8 (875); follow-up 9 (809); follow-up 10 (716); follow-up 11 (700); follow-up 12 (607); follow-up 13 (592); follow-up 14 (441); follow-up 15 (380).
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | Bambui Population - Baseline |
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1997 | 1997 |
| 1 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 1 |
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1998 | 1998 | |
| 2 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 2 |
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1999 | 1999 | |
| 3 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 3 |
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2000 | 2000 | |
| 4 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 4 |
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2001 | 2001 | |
| 5 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 5 |
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2002 | 2002 | |
| 6 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 6 |
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2003 | 2003 | |
| 7 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 7 |
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2004 | 2004 | |
| 8 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 8 |
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2005 | 2005 | |
| 9 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 9 |
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2006 | 2006 | |
| 10 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 10 |
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2007 | 2007 | |
| 11 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 11 |
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2008 | 2008 |
| 12 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 12 |
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2009 | 2009 | |
| 13 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 13 |
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2010 | 2010 | |
| 14 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 14 |
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2011 | 2011 | |
| 15 | Bambui Population - Annual follow-up 15 |
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2012 | 2012 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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